Harness fitting and anchorage



June 15 ,1926

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June 15 1926.

B. KUGLER HARNESS FITTING AND ANCHORAGE Filed Feb. 2 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 15, 1926.

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HARNESS FITTING AND" ANCHORAGE.

'Application 'filed February23;'1926. Ser1a1'No. -90;O39. I

My present invention ielatesyin :its broad aspect; to improvements in terminal :couplings and anchoring devices complementary thereto for attaching the harness usedby window cleaners and others to a '?suit-'able base; and more particularly it .is my purpose to provide a lockingrcoupling' -and improved anchorage therefor *of a typeilarto those defined in- :my priorfatents, #1'Aet2Q159 grante'dJanuary 16th, 1923, and

$51,449,516 granted- March 27th, 1923; 'Mypresent coupling, however, is simplified in heads of the studs.

Other and equally important objects of lily-coupling and anchorage may be briefly defined as follows; first, the body ofmy coupling is a -one pi'ece *metahcasting upon which is mounted a single spring-flocking device, thereby forming my couplin'gassem hly of but two parts; second, my anchorage, including the attaching shank therefor, body-,and studs, is acne-piece metal casting thereby reducing the cost of manufacture and preventing the working loose of parts such as are used to form other types'o'f anchorages; third, my anchorage is formed with burrs on either side of its attaching shank to prevent turning under'stress'; and, fourth, my coupling and anchorage together provide a positive and safe supportingstructure forth'e harnessof a window cleaner.

The structural elements employed to accomplish the above, and other results and objects, will be hereinafter more fully described in detail and pointed-'out= in the claims appended hereunto and forming part of this specification.-

In the drawing Fi ure 1 is aperspective view looking toward the top of my coupling, 7

Fivnre 2 is a perspective view looking to ward the bottom of my coupling,

Fi ure 3 is a sectional View taken en. the

line --5 of Figure 2,

,Figure eiis aside :elevation' 'of one :form of my anchorage and shows the shank integral therewith,

.Figure 5 'is a view 10f :another and similar form of my anchorage and showsa-detacliableshank, or attaching-bolt, and burrs for preventingiturning' of the anchorage under stress.

Figure-6 is .a detail View of the :lhead portlonofthe form of my anchorage :shown in Figure 5,;and

Figure 7 is.=a side view of the same.

i In :the drawings wherein like icharacters of reference are used to designate .-l.ilre.or similar parts throughioutthe several views (i-1) designatesthe"body of my icoupling which is a one-piece casting, and (2) is :my Spring locking device; These-two "elements make up my couplingwassenibly, and due "to its simplicity and "durability possibility of breakage-orthe like :is largely eliminated, and-the cost of manufacturegreatly reduced.

The'bodyf l) of mycoupling is'elongated' and'provided 'flt'OIIGYOf itsends with=an offset or 'angularly-extending' portion (53) having therein-um opening (3) for attaching a supporting strap of a window'cleaners harness (notshow'n') The 'web (4) f the portion Fhasattached thereto by airivet or therlike (5) my leaf-or plate spring locking device whic'l'ris formed'witha downwardly'bentend (6) constituting a stop which will he hereinafter described. The spring (2) has a finger knob (:7) moun'ted thereon for raising 'it when desired. The body is formed with :an elongated longitudinal opening .(8) and extending 'intoone end and along the two sidesof which is a flange (9:) The remaining end of the opening '(8) is open as at (10'). The downwardl-y bentend "(6) of the spring (2) normally engages the fiange (9) adjacent the open end (10) as shown in Figures -1, 2-and 3. The body is'a'lso provided-with another opening (11) between which and the opening -(8=) vis a web '(12') -which is slotted as at (13). The web (12 extends angu'larly from theihottom to-a point adjacent the top of :thebodiynand the spring (12') "issupporte'd adjacent its end (6) upon the top of the web as at (14).

My anchorage (see Figure 4;) is formed with an elongated body havin integral therewith a long attaeh fi shah; (l6) and a pair of spaced studs (1?). The and of the shank is serawthresded to receive a studs (17) are engaged in the opening (8) they are locked therein by the spring (2) since the bent end (6) thereof forms a stop preventing Withdrawal from the opening. )Vhen the stud or studs, however, are engaged in the .slot (13) they maybe readily removedsince there is no provision made for locking them positively therein; the funotion'in this case is in the nature of a hooking-connection between the coupling and studs; In order to remove the anchorage from engagement in the opening (8) it is'necessary to raise the spring by manipulation of knob- (7).

7 In Figure 5 is shown a slightly modified form of my anchorage wherein the heads of the studs extend laterally; the studs having a bend (21) therein, and the body of the anchorage is provided with burrs (22) which are adapted to 'engage in a base to prevent turning of the anchorage under stress. The shank or bolt (16) in this case is removable and is formed with a squared end (23) engaging through a similarly shaped opening inthe body of the anchorage. The body of each of the anchorages herein described is thickened intermediate its ends as at (24) to reinforce the same'adjacent its connection with the shank. It is obvious from the foregoing that the bodies and studs of my anchorage may be adapted for use either with or without integral shanks, or with or without screws, the removable shanks and burrs being used in lieu thereof.

In operation, my anchorages are mounted as permanent equipment of a building, the shanks being designed for bolting through window frames. lVindow cleaners in harness simply attach the couplings to the anchorages, and when this is done fall ing is prevented. \Vhile in the foregoing. there has been illustrated and described such combination and arrangement of elements as constitute the preferred forms of my anchorage, it isnevertheless desired to emphasize'the fact that interpretation of my invention should only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined' claims.

I claim 1. A device of the type described comprising a body formed with a pair of openings separated from each other by a web,

3. A device of the type described comprising an elongated body formed-with spaced openings and either of which isdesigned to receive attaching means for the device, and a stop carried by the body and projecting into one of the openings for the purpose defined.

4. A device of the type describedcomprising a body formed with an extensiomand a pair of openings separated from each other by a web, a flange surrounding a portion of one opening, a slot formed in the web, and a spring carried by the bodyand engaging the flange in the opening and supported at a point on its length by the web.

5. A device of the type described .com-= prising an elongated one-piece body formed with an extension extending angularly from one end thereof, and a pair of openings in said body separated from each other by an inclined web portion, a flange surrounding a portion of one opening, said web provided with a slot, and a spring carried by the body and engaging the flange in the opening and supported at a point in its length by the web.

6. In Combination with an anchorage including a body formed with an attaching shank and studs, said studs having laterally extending heads, a coupling formed with openings, either of which is designed to receive said studs, and a spring device carried by the coupling and extending into one of the openings for engagement with the studs to prevent withdrawal of the studs from the opening.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereunto.

BENJAMIN KUGLER. 

